I picked up some new fleeces!!!
Have I finished all my other fleeces?
(shhh that information is classified)
Dark brown fleeces (top of photo):
2x bags off the same sheep, each 1.1kg. so 2.2 kg of dark brown/dark grey border Leicester. Very soft handle, gorgeous colour. Some weathering in the tips. I've started cleaning the first chunk, it's come out beautiful with some detergent in cold water. Staples approx. 100mm long, sound, very little VM!
It's getting cooler here, and I started well past midday so not much sun to help the drying. Luckily I'm very clever and the oven has a warmer :))
Grey fleece (bottom of photo):
Also border Leicester, also 2.2kg. similar qualities I think, strong and weathered tips, beautifully soft handle.
Piebald fleece (middle right of first photo):
A giant bag of corriedale. I was so surprised by the colours, I half expected it to be Jacob, but that would be a new one for me in this country. It's 3.25kg, and very very soft, almost like merino.
White fleece (middle left of photo):
A merino X Charollais, as I couldn't find any Charollais tops this time. It's little, only 0.5kg and the grower warned it's a stinky sheep. But I enjoyed my first foray into the breed so much, keen to explore further.
